Ranked #1
SXSW 2019
SXSW 2019
For SXSW we discuss two of the films playing this year, RAISE HELL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS and PAHOKEE, and B... Read more
13 Mar 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #2
Episode 706: Mike Wallace Is Here / This Is Not a Movie
Episode 706: Mike Wallace Is Here / This Is Not a Movie
For our final episode of Season 7, we invite Patricia Aufderheide, of American University, back on the show (she was Bar... Read more
30 Oct 2019
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55mins
Ranked #3
Episode 702: Harlan County U.S.A. / American Factory
Episode 702: Harlan County U.S.A. / American Factory
For this second episode of our current season we try something new with a look back at an important film from the past, ... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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54mins
Ranked #4
Bonus Episode: Best Documentaries of 2019
Bonus Episode: Best Documentaries of 2019
In this bonus episode, cohosts Bart and Chris revisit their favorite documentaries of 2019, and then invite, each in tur... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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52mins
Ranked #5
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. / ¡Las Sandanistas!
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. / ¡Las Sandanistas!
What better time to focus on docs about strong dissenting women effecting positive change in the world? Feels like now i... Read more
17 Oct 2018
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47mins
Ranked #6
Sundance / Slamdance 2019 Director Interviews
Sundance / Slamdance 2019 Director Interviews
Chris and Summre interview four filmmakers from snowy Park City in this special Sundance & Slamdance on location epi... Read more
6 Feb 2019
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1hr
Ranked #7
Bonus Episode: The Great Hack
Bonus Episode: The Great Hack
Release date – 7/24/19 Bonus Episode – “The Great Hack” This bonus episode features a review of the new Netflix document... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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34mins
Ranked #8
United Skates / Minding the Gap
United Skates / Minding the Gap
Youth culture (and specifically docs dealing with subjects “on wheels”) is the topic this week as we look at UNITED SKAT... Read more
13 Feb 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #9
Bonus Episode: Park City Preview
Bonus Episode: Park City Preview
We discuss the four films we will be covering in Park City this year with filmmaker interviews and get hyped for our upc... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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29mins
Ranked #10
Bonus Episode: 2018 Top Ten Lists
Bonus Episode: 2018 Top Ten Lists
Well, it’s that time of year where everyone loves to assemble top ten lists of all sorts. In this Bonus Episode, we each... Read more
12 Dec 2018
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30mins
Ranked #11
Episode 602: Bisbee ‘17 / Building the American Dream
Episode 602: Bisbee ‘17 / Building the American Dream
This week we look at documentaries about immigration (and specifically about migrant workers) as we review BISBEE ‘17 an... Read more
29 May 2019
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53mins
Ranked #12
Episode 605: 2019 AFI DOCS
Episode 605: 2019 AFI DOCS
This episode is dedicated to 2019 AFI DOCS featuring an interview with Festival Director Michael Lumpkin, group discussi... Read more
19 Jun 2019
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58mins
Ranked #13
Episode 603: Knock Down the House / Running with Beto
Episode 603: Knock Down the House / Running with Beto
Politics is the theme this week as we discuss election and political documentaries, review KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE, and Bar... Read more
5 Jun 2019
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56mins
Ranked #14
Episode 705: Always in Season / Flannery
Episode 705: Always in Season / Flannery
As our seventh season enters its final third, Bart and Chris join guest host Sonali Gulati, a filmmaker and faculty memb... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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51mins
Ranked #15
Bonus Episode: Patricia Aufderheide and Fair Use
Bonus Episode: Patricia Aufderheide and Fair Use
In this bonus episode, Bart interviews Patricia Aufderheide, of American University’s Center for Media & Social Impa... Read more
28 Aug 2019
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33mins
Ranked #16
The Price of Everything / Generation Wealth
The Price of Everything / Generation Wealth
Audience fascination with films about the ultra-wealthy in a time of great economic disparity is the topic this week as ... Read more
27 Feb 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #17
Hillbilly / Ingrid
Hillbilly / Ingrid
Portrayals of Southern culture in documentary is the topic this week as we look at HILLBILLY and Chris interviews Morris... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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51mins
Ranked #18
Episode 704: #FemalePleasure / Searching Eva
Episode 704: #FemalePleasure / Searching Eva
This week, we welcome guest host Jennifer Proctor, filmmaker and Associate Professor of Journalism and Screen Studies at... Read more
16 Oct 2019
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49mins
Ranked #19
Episode 701: Cold Case Hammarskjöld / Crime + Punishment
Episode 701: Cold Case Hammarskjöld / Crime + Punishment
We are back for a new season, and this time with a series of guest hosts – a new one each episode – to accompany Bart an... Read more
25 Sep 2019
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50mins
Ranked #20
Bonus Episode - Field of Vision
Bonus Episode - Field of Vision
In what is now a tradition for bonus episodes, we look at an online collective of short documentaries, this time with Fi... Read more
17 Apr 2019
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28mins